Gas Phase (8200 Supplement)

In ancient times, scholars would sooner smash their heads against a wall than join bandits.

The wealthy households in town had families and property, making them even more so.

Aaron looked at this panorama of human life and sneered inwardly, paying it no mind.

Peasant uprisings have always been like this. It's hard enough to recruit even a xiucai or tongsheng... At first, nobody can see that the dynasty is about to fall. Later, once the whole realm sees it, scholars and powerful clans eagerly flock to the bandits, offering strategies, money, men, and grain, finally giving the rebels real fighting strength... But they often secretly corrode the original regime as well!

Jiangnan is peaceful now. Xiao Yang rebelled before, only to be wiped out within days, and everyone treats it as a joke... Their hearts are slack, so naturally they won't join bandits. Being extorted for a little money and grain is nothing more than getting bitten by a dog... Heh heh...

Aaron understood this perfectly. He merely sneered and thought, Even if you wanted to join the bandits, I wouldn't take you!

He rose at once, offering these people no comfort, and went directly to a side room in the rear.

Inside, Xiao Zi was tending a sand brazier with a medicine pot on top, steam huffing out in clouds.

Poison Dragon lay on the bed, still looking weak.

At the sight of Aaron, he struggled to sit up. "Daoist, your skill in drilling troops is truly unmatched under heaven. Now that you have taken Lu Prefecture Market, you should press the advantage, advancing by land and water alike to attack the county seat... Only by relying on a walled city can you hold out against a great army's siege. But this time, you must not show mercy